San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-30
EDITORIAL BREVITIES

" HEN Nutb blB "bOi NOh'Nh'iN' '''~'S
in st. Louis. will the San Antonio fleece
men be there II not, why not?
The proposition to vote that $4,000
for city offices does not cause ripple
upon the surface OF the body municipal.
FLORIDA is taxing the patience OF the
country worse than Jones ever taxed the
patience of the state. The key OF the
dead lock is lost.
ALL quiet on the Ohio The militia
are in force at the jail with agattling
gun and the murderer Of faithful Jennie
| Bowman will not be lynched this Inn
ings.
DUNN & Co, say in their weekly re-
view Of business that the Interstate law
| is charged with much interruption OF
business that does not belong to 1t. That
| is about the size OF II.
| CHICAGO merchants want the mileage
tickets restored, and offer to guarantee
all roads who issue them, FROM loss by
fines at the hands OF the Interstate com
mission for so doing.
The European war clouds have all
| blown over and the victory is with his
holiness, the Pope Of Rome. Bismarck,
1880 "a al, Ia ,erono In tho nanaI
| palace.
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bbtns,s sJ,nnat. .tsnds nInmh while IT'S
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,hansaIuo. oyor C,avcIsnd,s marriage
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go and tbis oountrv viii no swarming
LII iJI. Isborars se.tirg pork and
fndi,a nora iows rostriciinu emiora-
ion re in,nerafiyaIv needed in This
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that staIe Gaulpnnent ao 'houSn sno
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The democracy, In attempting 10 trot
out Thomas Jefferson as an authority
for their sumptuary Legislation. have
been peculiarly unfortunate Jefferson
favored high tax on whisky ana a very
low rate on wines, In order that wlne-
drinking might become more general IN
America
THE republican legislature Of New
York has prepared another high license
bill which includes all the state in it's
provisions and thus avoids the objections
urged by Hill In his veto message. The
wOuld-be president VIII nave chance
OF signing this; or, VIII ne veto IL ike
wise
FoRT WORTH and Houston, with fewer
natural advantages TO work upon than
either Galveston or San Antonio, are
leading these latter cities a quarter of a
century in intelligent measures for their
growth and development II San Anto-
MO would initiate them in the org6niza-
ton of real estate exchanges and bu-
reau OF general information. she would
reap great benefit from them. This city
has never been known, is not now
known, and il never will be known I'M
til it's people 90 to work to make it
n H.
ALWAYS done its duty, it, full duty in set
ting forth the advantages of this city. 1t
has doomed every enterprise that has
cast a possible shadow of its coming
across the path of the city's industries,
and is always willing to do so to the end
of the chapter. But there is not that re-
spouse to this effort on the part of the
citizens here that makes such efforts a
success. and until such efforts are made,
the voice of the press will be COMPARE
lively Intellectual
Tup snirit oF dissapsinn ia ahrood In
A,nnr;ca and II inyaToS oii orJors | anI
rorI,s and societias Even amors, tbs
the shirt of harmony which ia tho
hoD6 IF their unior hSs o;vaD niooa to
the evil spirit OF discord and in the LAND
OF steady habits" there is great division
among the sons OF Hiram. This rupture
between the old Hiram lodge and the
Masonic grand lodge of Connecticut has
reached Its climax, and in the expulsion
of Hiram lodge from Masonic Intercourse
by the Grand lodge OF the state the
breach only widens. The grand old
brotherhood is most unfortunate In hav-
ing Its name thus made the sport OF
those who would glory in the destruc-
ton OF the noble orders of masonry. 1t
is sincerely to be hoped that the adj
adjustment Will be speedily made and
the harmony restored. Old Hiram lodge
has long been taught how good and
how pleasant IL is for brethren TO dwell
| together In unity" and the lessons so
constantly inculcated will be sure to
bear fruit in after days. From all infor-